Hernán Büchi Buc (born 1949) is a Chilean economist and politician. He served as Minister of Finance under President Pinochet between 1985 and 1989.

In the 1989 Chilean presidential election Büchi stood for the centre-right Democracy and Progress Party. Büchi's campaign hired a former public relations adviser to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Timothy Bell. Büchi came second with 2,051,975 votes (29.40%). However he "received more support from women than men in 59 of the 60 electoral districts, the exception being in southernmost district of Magallanes, where his support was about equal between the sexes".

In 1996, he wrote a book detailing his experience as Minister of the Treasury of Chile during 1985-1989, called The Economic Transformation of Chile: A Personal Account, where he discusses. Have you read details about Nicolás Eyzaguirre ? in step-by-step detail the entire liberalization process of the Chilean economy, and the role he played in it. It was translated into English in 2009.

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